Supplemental horseshoe.



A. & N. BERNSTEIN.

SUPPLEMENTAL HORSESHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 8, 1912.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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Application filed July 8, 1912. Serial l\1o.'70-8,135.

- ings, forming a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to a non-slipping device to be attached to theordinary shoe .worn by a horse, and comprises a supplemental shoe insome respects similar to the one shown in the application of AbrahamBernstein, Serial Number 671,197 filed January 15, 1912, but havingadditional fea tures of advantage over the supplemental shoe shown insaid application, whereby the frog and hoof of the horse are betterprotected, and the attachment is more simple and etiicient. Our newsupplemental shoe, furthermore, is specifically adapted to prevent snowand ice from packing between the same and the hoof, and to carry thecalks in such positions as will render the same most etlicient in use,and most comfortable to the animal wearing the same.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a bottom view of our new supplemental shoeattached for use; Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe same; Fig. 3 is aside elevation; Fig. 41 is a rear elevation; Fig. 5 is av detail; Fig. 6is a perspective of one of the links; Fig. 7 is a perspective of one ofthe bars, showing the beveling.

The numeral 1 indicates the ordinary shoe which is attached to the hoofin the usual manner. Said shoe has a toe calk 2 and heel calks 3. Oursupplemental shoe consists chiefly of bars 4:. These bars are curved, orbowed, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, so as to bring the point ofintersection near the front of the hoof, thus leaving the frog 5 of thehoof free from any contact with said bars. At the points of intersectionsaid bars are equipped with slots 6, through which a pin 7 is inserted,loosely, thus allowing the bars pivotal and a slight longitudinalmovement. The pin 7 has broad heads 8 by means of which the bars areprevented from coming apart. Each of said bars is beveled on its upperside, as clearly shown in Fig. 7 The ends of each'of said bars areequipped with calks 9 of any suitable-kind. Each end of each of saidbars is also equipped ed to abut against the outer sideof the shoe whenthe supplemental shoe attachedthereto. To one of the front arms 10,usually that which fits to the inside of the hoof, is attached, by meansof an intermediate link 11, the link 12, which is suiiiciently wide toreceive the strap 13, which is attached to the other front arm 10 bymeans of a link 14. The free end of said strap has a buckle 15. To thearm 10 which. fits at the rear to the inside of the hoof, is attached alink 16, wide enough to receive the strap 17, attached, by means of link18, to the other rear arm 10, as shown in Fig. 1. The free end of saidstrap 17, after being brought through the link 16, is doubled on itselfand brought under the arm 19 of the link 18, after which it is broughtforward around the outside of the hoof and secured by means of thebuckle 15, as shown in 'Fig. 2. Thus by attaching the straps 13 and 17as above explained, through the sevwith an upwardly extending arm 10,adapteral links, and placing the same under tension by inserting strap17 in buckle 15 and pulling on said strap, it is obvious that the rearand front ends of the bars 4, will be operated on, causing each pairrespectively to be drawn together and the arms 10 to abut firmly againstthe outside of the shoe 1. The said straps will also draw thesupplemental shoe upward against the under side of the shoe 1, by reasonof the fact that the hoof becomes narrower from the bottom up, thuscausing the straps to slide upwardly as they are tightened. prevent thestrap 17 and the links 16 and 18 from contacting with the hoof and thusproducing possible injury, pieces of leather 20 and 21 are employed; thepiece'20 being attached to link 16 by means of perforations, as clearlyshown in Fig. 5, and the piece 21 being attached to strap 17 by one ofthe rivets 22 which form the necessary loop by which said strap isattached to.

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From the foregoing description the means of attaching, together with theadvantages of our new supplemental shoe, willbe obvious. By reason ofthe bowed shape of the has 4:, the said bars are given a long bearing onthe under side of the regular shoe, and the calks 9 are so located as torender the footing of the animal wearing the shoe both sure andcomfortable, as the said ealks are located adjacent the correspondingtoe and heel calks of the regular shoe. The beveling of the upper sidesof the bars 4 prevents said bars from catching and holding stones, andparticularly, snow and ice, which would otherwise lodge between the shoeand boot and produce discomfort and hoof troubles. The attaching strapsare, furthermore, all on the outside of the hoof, thus preventing thesame from rubbing against the op aosite hoof or leg of the animal, whichis a prolific cause of trouble.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A device of the character specified, comprising two bars adjustablysecured together, said bars being adapted to engage a shoe secured to ahorses hoot, a strap attached to the front end of one of said bars,means whereby said strap is adapted to en gage the front end of theother of said bars, a second strap attached to the rear end of one ofsaid bars, means whereby said strap is adapted to engage the rear end ofthe other of said bars, and means for securing together the free ends ofsaid straps whereby said bars may be rigidly secured to said shoe.

2. A device of the character specified, comprising two bars adjustablysecured together, said bars being adapted to engage a shoe secured to ahorses hoof, a strap attached to the front end of one of said bars,means whereby said strap is adapted to engage the front end of the otherof said bars,

a second strap attached to the rear end of one of said bars, meanswhereby said strap is adapted to engage the rear end of the other ofsaid bars, means for securing together the free ends of said strapswhereby said bars may be rigidly secured to said shoe, and means wherebysaid second strap is prevented from contacting with said hoof.

3. A device of the character specified, comprising cross-bars adjustablysecured together, said bars being adapted to engage a shoe secured to ahorses hoot, a strap at tached to the rear end of one of said bars,means whereby said strap is adapted to en gage the rear end of the otherof said. bars, and means whereby the free end of said strap may beoperatively connected with the front ends of said bars, whereby, uponthe tightening of said strap, said bars will be rigidly secured to saidshoe.

4. A device of the character specified, comprising two bars adjustablysecured to gether, said bars being adapted to engage a shoe secured to ahorses hoot, a strap attached to the rear end of one of said bars, meanswhereby said strap is adapted to engage the rear end of the other ofsaid bars, means whereby the free end of said strap may be operativelyconnected with the front ends of said bars, whereby, upon the tighteningof said strap, said bars will be rigidly secured to said shoe, and meanswhereby said strap is prevented from contacting with said hoof.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this 29 day of June,1912.

ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN. NATHAN BERNSTEIN. 'vVit-nesses GEO. E. YOUNG, ARTHURH. EwALo.

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